Hospital prepares for ‘Riverboat Rendezvous’
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Madera Community Hospital Foundation is preparing for a “Riverboat Rendezvous” at its 27th annual dinner dance scheduled for Sept. 22. Social hour is from 6-7 p.m....
View ArticleNew retirement terms for city
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneNew employees of the City of Madera will find they will have less generous retirement benefits than their colleagues already on the job. The City Council voted last...
View ArticleSupervisors vote to keep building fee discounts
Author(s): The Madera TribunePeople planning to build in the non-incorporated areas of the county will continue to enjoy a substantial discount on the cost of construction permits and fees. The Board...
View ArticleLawyers studying vote by MUSD
Author(s): Bill CoateMadera Unified School District trustees have again tackled the issue of developer fees, as they must every year, and individual board members left no doubt as to where they stand...
View ArticleHispanic heritage celebrated by school board
Author(s): Bill CoateAlex Garcia, president of the Association of Mexican American Educators, gave three awards in the poster contest celebrating local Hispanic heritage at the Madera Unified School...
View ArticleRelative: Student left in soiled pants
Author(s): Bill CoateGrandmother relates classroom incident at school board meeting A teacher at James Monroe School has been accused of not allowing one of her first grade students to go to the...
View ArticleMaderan completes Navy training
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA 2012 Madera High School graduate has completed U.S. Navy basic training in Great Lakes, Ill. Navy Seaman recruit Alexis Vera, daughter of Melissa Vera of Madera and...
View ArticleMan wanted on 6 warrants arrested in North Fork
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA Fresno man wanted on six outstanding warrants has been arrested in North Fork, the Madera County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday. Merhdad Aminian, 41, was arrested...
View ArticleNearly 5,000 pot plants eradicated
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneSheriff: Grow sites tied to drug trafficking group Madera County Narcotic Enforcement Team agents flying over eradicated marijuana growing operations found a new...
View ArticleErickson, Kirchert wed
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneKristina Erickson of Madera married Drew Kirchert of Laton in a ceremony conducted by Pastor Mike Bogart on April 28, 2012 at G.L. Johnson Chapel at the People’s Church...
View ArticleQuestionable MUSD vote, OK’d by lawyers, increased developers fees
Author(s): Bill CoateDid Madera Unified School District trustees raise residential development fees Tuesday — or didn’t they? According to a legal opinion from district lawyers delivered Wednesday, the...
View ArticleFed-led food drive brings in banquet for hungry
Author(s): Mark SmithNearly 3,000 pounds of food was donated to the Madera County Food Bank in August as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s fourth annual Feds Feed Families food drive....
View ArticleDemonstrators protest after one student knocked cold by another
Author(s): Bill CoateAn assault on a 13-year-old eighth-grade student on the front lawn of Thomas Jefferson Middle School by two older teens escalated into an anti-bullying protest by a dozen,...
View ArticleRotarians honor James Monroe student
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Sunrise Rotary recognized a James Monroe Elementary School student for outstanding scholastic achievement, school involvement, and community service. Panyia Angela...
View ArticleOld Timers Week activities
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe clean-shaven among us should be prepared for trouble: The Whiskerino Posse will be out to arrest any facialhair challenged gentlemen on Tuesday, Wednesday and...
View ArticleArrest log for Monday, September 17, 2012
Author(s): The Madera TribuneTalona Williams of Madera was arrested on or about Aug. 27 in Fresno County on suspicion of burglary and possessing dangerous drugs. Josue Rodriguez of Madera was arrested...
View ArticleAlleged DUI driver takes out power pole
Author(s): DJ BeckerA driver suspected to be under the influence of alcohol veered off the roadway at 55 mph on Avenue 6, near Road 20 and struck a power pole head on, according to the California...
View ArticleCity Council may go digital for official agendas
Author(s): DJ BeckerThe Madera City Council is considering the purchase of Apple iPad tablets for use by City Council members and city department heads. The popular, high tech electronic devices would...
View ArticleLocal soldier pays a visit to his family
Author(s): Elsa MejiaMHS grad served two tours in Iraq; next stop: Germany For a Madera High School alumnus who left Coyote country nearly a decade ago, it has been a joyride overseas and even at home...
View ArticleWoman arrested in fuel theft case
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA north valley woman identified as a suspect in a fuel theft case at a cotton gin business, where 250 gallons of gas was stolen, is behind bars after being arrested at...
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